On the field we play a game to practice and improve our marching skills, a memory game. The rules are simple: When the band director shouts a march command, you wait until he counts and complete the task. If you make a mistake you're out and the commands overlap one another. For example, if the band director yells "LEFT 8, RIGHT 8, FORWARD 8, BACK 4" the band will follow the instructions and if one person ended up in the wrong spot or started on the wrong foot, that person would be eliminated. Games like this motivate us to do better, but in a fun way, which makes our band better. Work without play discourages the band and only makes it worse. The director will make some jokes and the students will respond with another when we know we're all getting a little frustrated. This is helpful in keeping morale high on the field and in the classroom. It also teaches students that there is a time to work, and if you get it done, there can be time to do something fun like